The Best Jang Dong-gun Movies
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The Best Jang Dong-gun Movies

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List of the best Jang Dong-gun movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Jang Dong-gun's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Jang Dong-gun movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Jang Dong-gun movies will be at the top of the list. Jang Dong-gun has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Jang Dong-gun movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Jang Dong-gun films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Jang Dong-gun role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Jang Dong-gun performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

With films ranging from Good Morning, President to Anarchists, this is a great starting point for a list of your favorites.

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  • The Warrior's Way
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    The Warrior's Way

    Jang Dong-gun, Geoffrey Rush, Kate Bosworth
    36 votes
    • Released: 2010
    • Directed by: Sngmoo Lee
    Refusing to kill an infant from an enemy clan, master swordsman Yang (Jang Dong-gun) takes the child and flees to an American frontier town. He puts away his sword for good, vowing to raise the baby in peace. Yang befriends Lynne, a woman who wants revenge against a colonel, the man who murdered her family. When the colonel returns to wreak havoc on the town, Yang draws his sword to protect his new friends, but the sound of fighting draws Yang's murderous clansmen into the fray as well.

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  • Taegukgi
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    Taegukgi

    Jang Dong-gun, Won Bin, Lee Eun-ju
    24 votes
    • Released: 2004
    • Directed by: Kang Je-gyu
    Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War is a 2004 South Korean war film directed by Kang Je-gyu. When two brothers are forced to fight in the Korean War, the elder decides to take the riskiest missions if it will help shield the younger from battle.
  • My Way
    3

    My Way

    Fan Bingbing, Nicole Jung, Lee Yeon-hee
    18 votes
    • Released: 2011
    • Directed by: Kang Je-gyu
    My Way is a 2011 South Korean wartime action drama film directed by Kang Je-gyu. In World War II-era Korea, two rival runners, one Korean and one Japanese, go to war together against the Soviets.
  • Good Morning President
    4

    Good Morning President

    Soon-jae Lee, Jang Dong-gun, Doo Shim Goh
    15 votes
    • Released: 2009
    • Directed by: Jang Jin
    Three successive presidents of South Korea face political and personal issues including special pardon for an ex-president, diplomatic tension and a marriage crisis.

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  • Dangerous Liaisons
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    Dangerous Liaisons

    Zhang Ziyi, Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-gun
    14 votes
    • Released: 2012
    • Directed by: Hur Jin-ho
    Dangerous Liaisons is a 2012 Chinese film by Hur Jin-ho loosely based on the novel with the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. The novel has been adapted numerous times, including Les Liaisons Dangereuses, an adaptation by Roger Vadim, the eponymous Hollywood film, Valmont, Cruel Intentions, and Untold Scandal from South Korea. This version is set in 1930s Shanghai and stars South Korean actor Jang Dong-gun and Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi and Cecilia Cheung. The film screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, and the 2012 Busan International Film Festival.

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  • The Coast Guard
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    The Coast Guard

    Jang Dong-gun, Park Ji-Ah, Yu Hae-jin
    13 votes
    • Released: 2002
    • Directed by: Kim Ki-duk
    The Coast Guard is a 2002 South Korean war drama film directed by Kim Ki-duk. A member of Coast Guard Platoon 23, Private Kang monitors a high-infiltration stretch of beach lined with barbed-wire fencing, eager to shoot a North Korean spy for a chance to prove his worth.